Diabetes can lead to pancreatic cancer

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The International Prevention Research Institute revealed some new findings they reached in their studies. These results are concerning diabetics especially.

The ones that suffer from this incurable disease are prone to have their health damaged faster. As their condition gets worse, the medication needs to be stronger also. According to scientists, this could be a sign of pancreatic cancer that is developing.

These new findings were exposed at the European Cancer Congress.

Alice Koechlin was involved in the study. Over one million patients who suffer from diabetes were part of the research.

They all had type two diabetes. About 50% of the pancreatic cancer that occurred to these patients developed within a year since they were diagnosed with type two diabetes.

After they were diagnosed with diabetes, they also started the proper medication.

The ones involved in the study were citizens of Belgium and Lombardy.

Incretins is a medication prescribed to such people. Their chances of developing this kind of cancer grew higher. This would also occur faster, in less than three months.

The ones that were even more ill had to switch pills for injections. This caused even a much higher risk of cancer.

The ones that have type 2, need to get incretin or insulin soon after they are diagnosed. This switch occurred faster for them than the ones that had diabetes and were already suffering from cancer.

The two diseases are commonly linked together and incretin is one of the many factors for also getting cancer. Not only that diabetes leads to cancer, but it’s opposite too. Pancreatic cancer can lead to diabetes as well.

Koechlin advises doctors to be aware of the fact that cancer can occur any time after patients develop type 2 diabetes. Investigations should be run ahead.

Until now, there hasn’t been found any method to stop the deterioration of the organs. Medication is still pretty invasive.